PhD Researcher Position Available at Leipzig University (Germany) and Tilburg University (The Netherlands)

Leipzig University (Germany) and Tilburg University (The Netherlands)
Application deadline: July 27, 2018

The project An investigation of how formal features in audio-visual narratives influence audience members™empathy and prosocial behavior , funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) invites applications for the following position, starting in November 2018:

*1 PhD researcher for three years*

The PhD will work on a project on the role of audio-visual formal features in empathic responses to fictional filmic narratives. Empathy, defined as the understanding and experiencing of mental states of an observed other person is a key psychological process that channels narrative effects of audio-visual narratives. This PhD will work in an interdisciplinary collaboration among scholars in communication, neuro- and computer sciences to identify those formal features in audiovisual fictional narratives that are capable of predicting viewersâ€™ empathy and prosocial behavior.

The primary affiliation of the PhD position is at the University of Leipzig. The PhD will also be registered at the Doctoral School of Tilburg University (Department of Communication and Cognition), and is expected to stay part of the time at the collaborating universities.

The PhD researcher will:

Design, prepare, conduct, analyse, disseminate experimental studies

Assist in presenting results of the project at scientific conferences and in journal articles

Write and publish peer-reviewed journal articles

Write a PhD thesis

We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate who meets the following requirements:

Hold a relevant Master’s degree, preferably a Research Master’s degree